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(1) Despatch (2 folios) of 25 September 1809 from C G Ellicombe, Capt RE, transmitting...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/471
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This record is about the (1) Despatch (2 folios) of 25 September 1809 from C G Ellicombe, Capt RE, transmitting... dating from 1808-1809 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPH 1/471
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808-1809
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Description (What the record is about)
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(1) Despatch (2 folios) of 25 September 1809 from C G Ellicombe, Capt RE, transmitting drawings of proposed tower at Gillingham, Kent (items 3-5). (3) 'Plan of the Foundation of the Tower at Gillingham'. With a section. No scale shown. (4) 'Plans and Sections of a Tower proposed to be erected at Gillingham Sep r. 3 rd 1808'. Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet. (5) 'Plan and Sections of a Tower proposed to be erected at Gillingham Fort Sep r. 3 rd 1808'. Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet.
Dimensions of sheets: (1) 24 cm x 18.5 cm; (3) 48.3 cm x 45.2 cm; (4) 53.3 cm x 75.4 cm; (5) 62.5 cm x 74.2 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- G 148
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1621
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1196
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562278/
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